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ABC News
16-07-2025
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- ABC News
Search for missing plane underway in NSW Snowy Mountains
A search is underway for a plane missing in New South Wales. Emergency services were notified at 4:30pm yesterday that a light aircraft was overdue arriving at Moruya Airport on the Far South Coast. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the aircraft was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria with one person on board. "Its last known position was in the Snowy Mountains, east of Khancoban, New South Wales," a spokesperson said in a statement. "AMSA's Essendon-based Challenger jet, Victorian ambulance emergency medical helicopter and a Toll rescue helicopter from Bankstown are assisting with the air search in this area." NSW Police said it was possible the plane crashed about 500 metres off Dargals Trail in the Snowy Valleys. A search involving multiple agencies commenced on Tuesday. A ground and aerial search assisted by NSW Police, NSW SES, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Snowy Hydro continues. "The ground-search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain, impacted by recent heavy snow falls," an AMSA spokesperson said.
News.com.au
10-07-2025
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- News.com.au
Sydney set to face last blast from wild polar weather system
The last of the wild weather is set to hit NSW and the ACT overnight, following polar air that has left massive snowfall and even caused a tree collapse that left one child in hospital. The wind speeds topped 110km/h on a coastal NSW spot, while warnings remain in place throughout the state. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said on Thursday the strongest winds would continue to batter NSW. 'A cold front is crossing southeastern Australia and it's got one last sting in the tail in the form of some very strong winds, particularly across NSW.' Parts of the Snowy Mountains, Canberra hills, Central and Southern Tablelands, and coastal areas of NSW including the Illawarra region, southern parts of Sydney and Newcastle were set to cop heavy winds. The winds look likely to finally settle down by midday Friday. The blustering gusts have caused widespread tree collapses and building damage. Since 1pm on Thursday the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) had responded to more than 300 incidents. The wild weather left a 10-year-old boy in hospital after he was reportedly hit by a falling tree at Oatley Public School south of Sydney. There remains a continuing risk of damaging winds into Thursday evening, with speeds of around 100km/h expected. A staggering 111km/h wind was recorded at Bellambi near Newcastle at 12.27pm on Thursday. Advice from the SES remains in place, with people told to move their vehicles away from trees, secure loose items around their property and to stay vigilant and monitor conditions. The weather system bucketed down across South Australia overnight, giving Adelaide its wettest day since January 2024. Massive snowfall was reported in resorts across NSW and Victoria's alpine regions. Falls Creek, in Victoria had 22cm of fresh snow in the past 24 hours, bring the resort's average snow depth to 80cm. 'This storm is really delivering,' The Falls Creek website reads. 'It is still coming down thick and fast.' The Perisher resort in NSW celebrated the 'dumping' of 20cm of fresh snow in the past two days it had received. 'July has officially flipped the switch, and Perisher is set to turn into one giant pow party. 'If there was ever a time to bail on the city and head for the hills, it's now.'
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wild weather warning for this capital city
The last of the wild weather is set to hit NSW and the ACT overnight, following polar air that has left massive snowfall and even caused a tree collapse that left one child in hospital. The wind speeds topped 110km/h on a coastal NSW spot, while warnings remain in place throughout the state. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said on Thursday the strongest winds would continue to batter NSW. 'A cold front is crossing southeastern Australia and it's got one last sting in the tail in the form of some very strong winds, particularly across NSW.' Parts of the Snowy Mountains, Canberra hills, Central and Southern Tablelands, and coastal areas of NSW including the Illawarra region, southern parts of Sydney and Newcastle were set to cop heavy winds. The winds look likely to finally settle down by midday Friday. The blustering gusts have caused widespread tree collapses and building damage. Since 1pm on Thursday the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) had responded to more than 300 incidents. The wild weather left a 10-year-old boy in hospital after he was reportedly hit by a falling tree at Oatley Public School south of Sydney. There remains a continuing risk of damaging winds into Thursday evening, with speeds of around 100km/h expected. A staggering 111km/h wind was recorded at Bellambi near Newcastle at 12.27pm on Thursday. Advice from the SES remains in place, with people told to move their vehicles away from trees, secure loose items around their property and to stay vigilant and monitor conditions. The weather system bucketed down across South Australia overnight, giving Adelaide its wettest day since January 2024. Massive snowfall was reported in resorts across NSW and Victoria's alpine regions. Falls Creek, in Victoria had 22cm of fresh snow in the past 24 hours, bring the resort's average snow depth to 80cm. 'This storm is really delivering,' The Falls Creek website reads. 'It is still coming down thick and fast.' The Perisher resort in NSW celebrated the 'dumping' of 20cm of fresh snow in the past two days it had received. 'July has officially flipped the switch, and Perisher is set to turn into one giant pow party. 'If there was ever a time to bail on the city and head for the hills, it's now.'
Daily Telegraph
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Telegraph
NSW weather live: Warnings of ‘damaging winds' on Thursday, thousands of homes still without power
NSW will see damaging winds as the 'bomb cyclone' continues to bring wild weather, with tens of thousands of homes and businesses remaining in the dark. Conditions are expected to ease on Thursday but severe weather warnings are in place of wind gusts of up to 100 km/h for parts of the Northern Tablelands, the Mid North Coast hinterland and about the Border Ranges. 'A series of low pressure systems remain in the Tasman Sea,' the Bureau of Meteorology said in a Thursday morning update. 'A secondary low that was moving northwards just offshore from the NSW coast has begun to weaken. Strong to gale force south to southwesterly winds around these lows are generating large and powerful south to southeasterly waves today.' The NSW State Emergency Service had responded to more than 3800 incidents across the state since the destructive east coast low closed in earlier this week, including 1442 incidents and two flood rescues in the last 24 hours. The majority of incidents have involved fallen trees and powerlines, damaged properties and vehicles, as well as flood related tasks. Damaging surf conditions which may lead to coastal erosion and localised damage to coastal infrastructure are likely for coastlines between Seal Rocks and the New South Wales-Victorian border on Thursday. 'Damaging winds are forecast to ease significantly today as the low moves east into the Tasman Sea,' the NSW SES said. As of Wednesday evening there were around 28,500 homes without power. Originally published as NSW weather live: Warnings of 'damaging winds' on Thursday, thousands of homes still without power
The Guardian
02-07-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Australia news live: NSW storm will ease this morning, BoM says; Qantas customers told to be on alert after hack
Update: Date: 2025-07-02T20:49:50.000Z Title: Sydney's Warragamba Dam set to spill after heavy rain Content: Water flowing out of Australia's largest urban water supply will add to the risk of flooding after a damaging and complex low pressure system caused widespread havoc, Australian Associated Press reports. Warragamba Dam west of Sydney was expected to begin a 'moderate spill' into this morning after days of heavy rain, WaterNSW said. Following recent rainfall, Warragamba Dam is close to full capacity and a moderate spill is anticipated later tonight. Check for weather and flood warnings. For emergency information, contact the NSW SES - 132 500 State regulations do not allow water to be released at the dam before predicted rainfall or to mitigate floods as it supplies 80% of Sydney's drinking water. Spills at the dam are not uncommon, previously occurring in May, and three times in 2024. Warragamba Dam flows into the Hawkesbury-Nepean river catchment, where the bureau has warned flooding could occur today. Other, smaller dams were also spilling after reaching capacity following heavy rains. Read more here: Update: Date: 2025-07-02T20:47:39.000Z Title: NSW low-pressure system will ease this morning, says BoM Content: The Bureau of Meteorology said this morning that a series of low pressure systems that has battered New South Wales remain in the Tasman Sea. But a secondary low that was moving northwards and brought more wild weather has begun to weaken. Winds are expected to ease today around higher ground in the north of the state later during the morning, the BoM said. There would be strong to damaging west to south-westerly winds averaging 55 to 65 kmh, the 4am update said, with peak gusts of around 100 kmh likely around parts of the Northern Tablelands, the mid-north coast hinterland and the Border Ranges. But the wind is expected to ease later this morning. Severe weather 'is no longer occurring in the Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and South Coast districts', the BoM said, and the warning for these districts was cancelled. However, there would damaging surf conditions on the coast between Seal Rocks in the north to the Victorian border with the threat of 'coastal erosion and localised damage to coastal infrastructure'. Update: Date: 2025-07-02T20:47:19.000Z Title: Qantas customers told to stay on high alert Content: Qantas customers have been told to be on high alert for scams after one of the worst cyber attacks in months, Australian Associated Press reports. Qantas yesterday revealed a cyber incident on a third-party platform used by the airline's contact centre that exposed the details of six million customers. Names, phone numbers, dates of birth and email addresses are among the data believed to be exposed in the leak. But Qantas reassured customers financial information, passport numbers, credit card details and frequent flyer PIN codes were not accessed. Customers are urged to stay on high alert in coming months because they may experience targeted phishing scams. The type of personal information could be used in further cyber attacks, a security expert says. 'I think even with reassurances, the breach of names, email addresses, phone numbers and perhaps most importantly, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers, it's still significant,' the executive director of Macquarie University's cyber security hub, Prof Dali Kaafar, said. Kaafar said the details could lead to malicious actors building a more complete profile about individuals to make them more susceptible to other forms of cybercrime. Qantas launched an investigation into the attack on Wednesday as customers reeled from the news. There has been no confirmation of the group responsible. Qantas shares on the ASX shed about 3.6% to $10.38 on Wednesday in response to the news. Update: Date: 2025-07-02T20:46:53.000Z Title: Welcome Content: Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I'm Martin Farrer bringing you the early headlines and breaking news and then it'll be Rafqa Touma in the chair. There is relief in sight for wind and rain-battered New South Wales after the Bureau of Meteorology said this morning that the low pressure system that has caused havoc for the state has begun to weaken. However, it looks like there will still be high winds and damaging surf conditions today. More coming up. Qantas customers have been told to be on high alert for scams after another cyber attacks hit the company this week and exposed the details of six million customers. More coming up.
